Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Welcome to the Cavalcade of Risk #76. As the name indicates, this Carnival is about risk - e.g. insurance, health, financial, and other types. Thank you to all bloggers who submitted an article to this Cavalcade. I enjoyed reading each one of them. While every post submitted was a great article, I only included those I judged primarily related to risk management.

For your convenience, I have grouped the articles into five categories of risk: Insurance, Health, Business, Investment and Personal.

Cesarean Risks at Colorado Health Insurance Insider highlights the importance of truly informed consent, and points out the ways that women are swayed (manipulated?) towards opting for repeat c-sections in the name of safety, without being truly informed about the risks on both sides of the issue.

C. Ladsila, writing at the Health Related Fitness blog, discusses a new study casting doubt on the efficacy of BMI (Body Mass Index) as a primary gauge of one's risk of developing heart disease.

Business

An Immodest Proposal posted at Aaron Rogier makes "a bold suggestion for supplanting that paradigm used to warrant financial markets." Specifically, Aaron believes the current financial crisis may have been prevented if people had rigorously inspected the knowledge used to construct risk models.

Ask yourself: Do you feel lucky today? at Worker's Comp Insider shares how fears and risks are not necessarily related. Julie Ferguson takes a look at your odds and relative risk of danger - from shark attacks to cardiac events. You might be surprised to learn who the most dangerous person in the world is.

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This is a personal blog about my thoughts, experiences and ideas on building wealth. The contents of this blog are for informational purposes only. No content should be construed as financial advice. Commenters, advertisers and linked sites are entirely responsible for their own content and do not represent the views of My Wealth Builder. All financial decisions involve risks and results are not guaranteed. Always do your own research, due diligence and consult your own professional advisor before making any decision. My Wealth Builder assumes no liability with regard to financial results
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If this blog contains any errors, misrepresentations, or omissions, please contact me or leave a comment to have the content corrected.